Bêyth-ʼÊl — H1008

H1008 · Hebrew — ביתאל

Pronunciation: bayth-ale'

Definition

locative proper noun

Beth-El, a place in Palestine

  1. Bethel = "house of God"
  2. ancient place and seat of worship in Ephraim on border of Benjamin, identified with Luz (former name)
  3. a place in south country of Judah, not far from Beersheba and Ziklag

Usually translated as

Beth-el

Origin

from H1004 and H410; house of God

Occurrences

Bêyth-ʼÊl occurs 71 times in 64 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (10), Joshua (10), Judges (8), 1 Samuel (4), 1 Kings (8), 2 Kings (9), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Chronicles (1), Ezra (1), Nehemiah (2), Jeremiah (1), Hosea (2), Amos (6), Zechariah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — B